Oil-can



(No Model.)

C. E. HERMAN.

OIL CAN.

ef Patented May 27, 1890;.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

cLiFToN EDGAR' HERMAN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part 'of Letters Patent No. 428,775, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed March 26, 1890. Serial No. 345,362. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLIFTON EDGAR HERMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oolumbus, in the county of Franklin and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, ofwhich the following, with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in oil-cans used for lubricatingmachine journals and bearings.

The objects of the invention are improved means for opening and closingsimultaneously the vent and spout, securing the iiow of oil from thespout in small quantities, as required, and also providing the can witha suitable strainer.

The invention consists in the details of construction and combination ofparts described and claimed herein.

Figure lisa central vertical section of a can embodying my improvements.Fig. 2 is a broken sectional plan view of a portion of the top of thecan. Fig-3 is a cross-section of the boss and inelosed pipe on the linea b of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is an enlarged broken section of Fig. l on theline c 0o.

The body of the can A may be of any suitable form or material. Suspendedfrom the boss A is a removablestrainer B. A suitable screw-cap willclose the opening through said boss to the strainer, said cap beingremoved when it is desired to fill the can. The strainer may be made offine wire-cloth or any other material which will be suitable for astrainer.

On the top of the can near the handle A I place a hollow boss or asleeve C, having a lateral hole c on one side. A vertical pipe D restsin a suitable bearing D on the inside bottom of the can and extends upthrough the boss C, to the top of which pipe I secure a lever C. The topend of the vertical pipe D should be closed, and there should be a holed into it from one side, so placed that it may be turned in line withthe hole c of the bosster from the oil.

dirty, it may be removed and cleaned. In apbar E to the pipe D, eitherby passing the bar through the pipe or otherwise. A spring F is attachedat one end to one end of the crossbar E, and the other end is attachedto the u body of the can. To the opposite end of the cross-bar E isattached the valve-rod Gr, which runs up into the spout I and operatesthe spout-valve H. The spout I has an elbow I at its inner end withinthe can, the elbow reaching nearly to the bottom of the can. Through theelbow I is a hole t', through which passes the valve-rod G. I prefer toprovide the spout with supplemental sections I', so that a single canmay be used with a long or a short spout. The nozzle i of the spout hasa lead before it reaches the screw-thread t, so that in slipping thesupplemental section I over it the female thread of the section willalways squarely meet the male thread of the nozzle.

The spout-valve II consists, simply, of a tube secured to the end of thevalve-rod G and having its inner end closed. Two holes 7L and h are madein one side of the valve. There may, however, be only one such hole, ormore than two. The valve II should make a smooth snug iit in the outerend of the spout. I do not taper the valve, but make it of equaldiameter through its whole length.

A lug a, to prevent the lever C from being thrown too far around by thesprings F and F', is placed on top of the handle A.

The operation of myimproved canwillbeunderstood from the description anddrawings. The can is illed by pouring the oil through the strainer B,which will remove foreign mat- Vhen the strainer becomes plying oil to amachine part the nozzle is placed to the part to be oiled, the can beingheld in the usual way. The operator then presses the lever C with histhumb, which turns the vertical pipe D an'dbrings the hole d oppositethe hole c. Then so turned, avent is provided, the air passing into thecan through the holes c and d., into the pipe D, thence through the holed', and into the can. At the same time the cross-bar E is swung, whichpulls back the vale-rod G and opens the valve II. The valve may bethrown back far enough to bring only the one hole h outof the nozzle IOOto allow the escape of oil, or it may be thrown back far enough to allowoil to escape through both holes 7L and 71.. When the lever C isreleased, the springs F and F will turn the pipe D to its originalposition and close the nozzle-valve and the vent.

Modifications in details of construction and arrangement may be madewithout departing from the spirit of my invention-such, forinstance, asdispensing' with one of the springs 0r placing them in differentpositions, in which case the bar E would project from one side only ofthe vertical pipe-and changes may be made in the form of the valve andalso of the removable strainer. I have, however, shown and described thepreferred construction and arrangement.

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. The combination, with the body andspout of an oil-can, of a boss having a vent, a vertical pipe havingholes adapted to make connection with said vent of the boss and allowair to pass into the can-body, a valve in the can-spout, a suitableintermediate connection between said valve and vertical pipe, a leveriixed to the top of the vertical pipe, and a spring adapted to turn thevertical pipe and close said vent and Valve, substantially as described.

2. In an oil-can, a vent and means foropening and closing the same,consisting of a hollow boss having a lateral hole, a vertical pipeclosed at its upper end and having holes adapted to make connection withthe lateral hole of the boss and allow a passage of air into thecan-body, a lever fixed to thc vvertical pipe, and a spring whichnormally holds the valve and vent closed, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. The combination, in an oil-can, of a valve consisting of a thimbleclosed at its inner end and having one or more holes in its face, avertical pipe having a lever iixed at its top and an arm atits bottom,anda rod connecting said valve and the arm of the vertical pipe,substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 4th day of Marcil, 1890.

CLIFTON EDGAR HERMAN.

Witnesses:

H. SPRAGUE, C. J. CRoss.

